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Turkey to open doors to 31 countries for health tourism

Turkey will accept patients from 31 countries as of May 20 as it loosens coronavirus restrictions, according to the country's Health Ministry.

An official letter from the ministry lists acceptance conditions for patients, entry to the country, admission to hospital, treatment, discharge and isolation rules.

Greek teen’s marrow to be transplanted to Turkish kid

A stem cell found for a three-year-old leukemia patient waiting for transplantation in the southern province of Adana was brought to Turkey from Greece as a result of the efforts of the Health Ministry.
The son of the Şengezer couple living in Adana, Kuzey Deniz, was hospitalized last year after sudden fever.

Turkey opens airspace to save Italian toddler’s life

Amid the closure of Turkish airspace due to the coronavirus outbreak, it opened it up to an Italian jet to save the life of a 2-year-old Italian child.

On March 14, Dr. Massimo Cardillo, the head of Italy's National Transplant Center, sent an email asking Turkish authorities for help with the ailing toddler, according to Turkish healthcare sources.

Urologists at St. Marina Hospital Perform Unique for Bulgaria Dual Robot-assisted Surgery

The urological team at St. Marina Hospital in Pleven performed a unique for the country dual robot-assisted surgery on a 57-year-old patient with two malignancies - prostate cancer and left kidney tumor, said the press office of the hospital.

Turkish Stem Cell Bank makes first international transplant

The Health Ministry-sponsored Turkey Stem Cell Coordination Center (TÜRKÖK), which brings together bone marrow donors and receivers, conducted its first international cell transplantation on Aug. 4 after a baby receiver in India matched with a Turkish donor, daily Habertürk reported on Oct. 7.

Greek girl posts her mastectomy on Facebook

The last trend on Facebook, “challenge accepted” is mostly seen in women’s statuses in their profiles, where they upload their black and white picture as a message for breast cancer and our awakening.
A woman from Greece named Christina gave a whole new dimension to this trend, by posting a photo of her breast after a mastectomy. Her goal was to raise awareness among women.

Greek authorities searching for the mother of 7-year-old Syrian hospitalized in Germany

Greece’s government body that manages the refugee crisis has been mobilized after it emerged that the family of a 7-year-old Syrian boy who is hospitalized in Germany and urgently needs a bone marrow transplant may be among the thousands of stranded refugees and migrants in Greece.

Dr. David Samadi: ‘Wizard’ of robotic surgery — from New York to Cyprus

Renowned urologist and healthcare advocate David Samadi, considered one of the world’s top robotic surgeons in dealing with prostate cancer, will bring his and his team’s expertise to Cyprus next month.

With more than 5,600 robotic prostate operations under his belt, Dr. Samadi ranks in a very exclusive category of physicians worldwide.

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